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Seeking
God
Comfort
Assurance
Forgiveness
Hope
Salvation
Love
God's
Love for Us
Washed
Clean and Forgiven
Seeking
God
". . .The LORD is
with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found
by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you." 2
Chronicles 15:2
"Sow
for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the
LORD,
until he comes and showers righteousness on you." Hosea
10:12
"And without faith it is impossible
to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that
he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."
Hebrews 11:6
"God did this so that men would
seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he
is not far from each one of us." Acts 17:27
"The LORD is
good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him."
Lamentations 3:25
"This is what the LORD
says to the house of Israel: 'Seek me and live.'" Amos 5:4
"You will seek me and find
me when you seek me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13
"But if from there you seek
the LORD you God, you will find him if you look
for him with all your heart and with all your soul." Deuteronomy
4:29
". . .'The good hand of our
God is on everyone who looks too him, but his great anger is
against all who forsake him." Ezra 8:22
". . .for the LORD
searches every heart and understands every motive behind the
thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you
forsake him, he will reject you forever." 1 Chronicles 28:9
"But if you will look to God
and plead with the Almighty, if you are pure and upright, even
now he will rouse himself on your behalf and restore you to your
rightful place." Job 8:5-6
"Those who know your name will
trust in you, for you, LORD have never forsaken those who seek
you." Psalms 9:10
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Comfort
"'For I know the plans I have
for you," says the Lord. "Plans for good and not evil,
to give you a future and a hope.'" Jeremiah 29:11
"God is our refuge and strength,
an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear,
though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart
of the sea, though it's waters roar and foam and the mountains
quake with their surging." Selah Psalms 46:1-3
"Though I walk in the midst
of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against
the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me."
Psalms 138:7
"The LORD is
my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock in whom
I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold." Psalms 18:2
"For he has not despised or
disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden
his face from him but has listened to his cry for help."
Psalms 22:24
"Though he stumble, he will
not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his right hand."
Psalms 37:24
"The LORD is
good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust
in him." Nahum 1:7
"The salvation of the righteous
comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble."
Psalms 37:39
"Cast your cares on the LORD
and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall."
Psalms 55:22
"I have told you these things,
so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have
trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John
16:33
"Come to me, all you who are
weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
"For just as the sufferings
of Christ flow over into out lives, so also through Christ our
comfort overflows." 2 Corinthians 1:5
"The LORD is
a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble."
Psalms 9:9
"For men are not cast off by
the LORD forever. Though he brings grief, he will
show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. For he does
not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men."
Lamentations 3:31-33
"Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD."
Slams 27:14
"And we know that in all things
God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called
according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
"For I am convinced that neither
death nor, neither angels not demons, neither the present nor
the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything
else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love
of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39
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Assurance
"Now it is God who makes both
us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal
of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit,
guaranteeing what is to come." 2 Corinthians 1:21-22
"'My sheep listen to my voice;
I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and
they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no
one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father
are one.'" John 10:27-28
"To him who is able to keep
you from falling and to present you from falling and to present
you before his glorious presence without fault and with great
joy -- to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and
authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now
and forevermore! Amen." Jude 1:24
"But the Lord is faithful,
and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one."
2 Thessalonians 3:3
"In all my prayers for all
of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in
the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this,
that he who began a good work in you will carry it to completion
until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:4
"Praise be to the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us
new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never
perish, spoil or fade -- kept in heaven for you 1 Peter 1:3
"No temptation has seized you
except for what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will
not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you
are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can s
stand up under it." 1 Corinthians 10:13
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Forgiveness
"But I tell you: Love your
enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be
sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the
evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."
Matthew 5:44-45
"And when you stand praying,
if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your
Father in heaven may forgive you your sins." Mark 11:25
"If you forgive men when they
sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."
Matthew 6:14
"On the contrary: "If
your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something
to drink. . ." Romans 12:20
"But love your enemies, do
good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything
back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of
the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge, and
you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.
Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given
to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running
over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you
use, it will be measured to you." Luke 6:35-38
"Do not say, "I'll pay
you back for this wrong!" Wait for the LORD, and
he will deliver you." Proverbs 20:22
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Hope
"Why are you downcast, O my
soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I
will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." Psalms 42:11
"Through him you believe in
God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your
faith and hope are in God." 1 Peter 1:21
"Therefore, prepare your minds
for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace
to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed." 1 Peter
1:13
"Everyone who has this hope
in him purifies himself, just as he is pure." 1 John 3:3
"When calamity comes, the wicked
are brought down, but even in death the righteous have a refuge."
Proverbs 14:32
"The faith and love that spring
from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you
have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel."
Colossians 1:5
". . .which is Christ in you,
the hope of glory." Colossians 1:27
"Be strong and take heart,
all you who hope in the LORD. " Psalms 31:24
"For you have been my hope,
O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth." Psalms
71:5
"Praise be to the God and Father
of our LORD Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has
given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead." 1 Peter 1:3
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Salvation
"In reply Jesus declared, "I
tell you the truth, unless a man is born again, he cannot see
the kingdom of God."
"How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked.
"Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's
womb to be born!" Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth,
unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter
the kingdom of God. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit
gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying,
'You must be born again.'" John 3:3-7
"Therefore if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"
2 Corinthians 5:17
"God made him who has no sin
to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness
of God." 2 Corinthians 5:2
"As for you, you were dead
in your transgressions and sins." Ephesians 2:1
"This is good, and pleases
God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to
a knowledge of the truth." 1 Timothy 2:3-4
"My dear children, I write
this to you so that you will not sin, But if anybody does sin,
we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense -- Jesus
Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our
sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole
world." 1 John 2:1-2
"When you were dead in your
sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made
you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins. . ."
Colossians 3:13
"This is a trustworthy saying
that deserves full acceptance (and for this we labor and strive),
that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior
of all men, and especially of those who believe." 1 Timothy
4:9-10
"But the gift is not like the
trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man,
how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace
of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!" Romans
5:15
"But when the kindness and
love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of
righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved
us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our
Savior." Titus 3:4-6
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Love
"If I speak in the tongues
of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding
gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and
can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith
that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If
I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the
flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love
is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always
hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. " 1 Corinthians
13:1-8a
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God's Love for Us
"For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
"The LORD gives
sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the
LORD
loves the righteous." Psalms 146:8
"The LORD detests
the way of the wicked by he loves those who pursue righteousness."
Proverbs 15:9
"The LORD appeared
to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting
love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness." Jeremiah 31:3
"The LORD your
God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight
in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over
you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17
"'I will heal their waywardness
and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.'"
Hosea 14:4
"But because of his great love
for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ
even when we were dead in transgressions -- it is by grace you
have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated
us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order
that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches
of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus."
Ephesians 2:4-7
"This is love: not that we
loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning
sacrifice for our sins." 1 John 4:10
"No, the Father himself loves
you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from
God." John 16:27
"And so we know and rely on
the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives
in God, and God in him." 1 John 4:16
"We love him because he first
loved us." 1 John 4:19
"May our LORD Jesus
Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace
gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts
and strengthen you in every good deed and word." 2 Thessalonians
2:16-17
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Washed Clean and Forgiven
"I will sprinkle clean water
on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your
impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart
and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart
of stone and give you a heart of flesh." Ezekiel 36:25-26
"All the prophets testify about
him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of
sins through his name." Acts 10:43
"For we know that our old self
was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be rendered
powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin -- because
anyone who has died has been freed from sin." Romans 6:6-7
"Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"
2 Corinthians 5:17
"What shall we say, then? Shall
we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We
died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?" Romans 6:1-2
"In the same way, count yourselves
dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus." Romans 6:11
"For sin shall not be your
master, because you are not law, but grace." Romans 6:14
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